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On Saturday, the New York Knicks reportedly finalized a five-year contract to hire Tom Thibodeau as their next head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Thibodeau last served as the head coach and president of the Minnesota Timberwolves before his firing in January 2019. His tumultuous stint with the organization lasted just three years after the trade demand by All-Star Jimmy Butler ultimately led to his firing.
Thibodeau has earned a reputation around the NBA as a hard-nosed coach that demands a lot from his players. He has also been regarded as a strong player development coach but one that often uses his players for long stretches during games.
Based on that reputation of giving his team plenty of minutes, users on social media immediately took to Twitter to fire off some jokes upon news of the hiring, which included R.J. Barrett, Mitchell Robinson and other players on the Knicks.
play RJ barrett 60 min a game challenge
— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) July 25, 2020
*Day 1*
KNICKS PLAYERS: “hey coach, welcome! we usually shoot around for a couple minutes, practice some plays, then go watch some film.”
TOM THIBODEAU: pic.twitter.com/f8L07iEObP
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) July 25, 2020
RJ Barrett after playing all 48 for a week straight pic.twitter.com/95PsiQOjEk
— Bulls Talk (@NBCSBulls) July 25, 2020
rj barrett preparing to play for thibs pic.twitter.com/uqBmZR0no7
— Dan Favale (@danfavale) July 25, 2020
RJ Barrett having to play all 48 minutes pic.twitter.com/gPSVFunzez
— Jarin Downing (@JarinDg) July 25, 2020
Tom Thibodeau explaining to RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson why he needs to play them 48 minutes a night to win 35 games pic.twitter.com/GmxJ8nRHVx
— Thomas Cavanagh (@TJ_Cavanagh) July 25, 2020
RJ Barrett after playing 47 mins a night for Thibbs pic.twitter.com/SUQBL8CoFx
— Boogie Bousins (@bansky) July 25, 2020
RJ Barrett and the rest of the Knicks after their first practice with Tom Thibodeau pic.twitter.com/v7k9LFnY3S
— Former Football Fan (@nnniess22) July 25, 2020
rj barrett after thibodeau makes him play all 48 minutes 5 games straight pic.twitter.com/5gn6NiyYuz
— αмуα✨ (@ChefWRLD) July 25, 2020
RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson’s knees are about to fall off
— Braden (@MVPWigginsSZN) July 25, 2020
RJ Barrett after averaging 45 minutes per game pic.twitter.com/iQ0elADlDl
— Peter Griffin Burner (@PeterGriffinAcc) July 25, 2020
Thibs when he sees RJ Barrett only playing 30 mpg pic.twitter.com/4ZpygumIZx
— Michael Tracey Has A Humiliation Fetish (BLM) (@MitchFromThe978) July 25, 2020
RJ Barrett about to be broken by the time he's 25
— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 25, 2020
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